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How two politicians exploited county links to grab prime Kiambu postal land

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi (in blue suit) assesses the damage caused by goons who destroyed and looted businesses in Kiambu Town bus park [George Njunge/ Standard]

A land dispute has erupted in Kiambu, with two influential politicians accused of using their connections within the county government to facilitate the illegal takeover of land belonging to the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK).

The prime property, approximately one and a half acres, is located near a major bus stop in the heart of Kiambu town. It houses a post office but is now at risk of being lost to private developers in a scheme allegedly involving compromised police officers.

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